The Central Bank of Iran is about to launch the digital rial! 🎉 CBI President Farzin stated that this central bank digital currency (CBDC) will leverage the developed digital financial infrastructure to support modern banking practices. The digital rial has been under development since 2018, using the open-source Hyperledger Fabric technology, and has currently completed the 'pre-pilot' research phase. Do you think CBDC can bring new opportunities to the Iranian economy under sanctions? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!